You will need to leave your contact lenses out before the evaluation for surgery as wearing the lenses can affect the measurements made. Hard or gas permeable lenses need to be left out for a minimum of 3 weeks. Soft lenses must be left out for a minimum of 1 week.

Even if you wear contact lenses, bring along your glasses and any old glasses prescriptions you may have as that helps to determine if there has been any recent change in your refraction.

Your refraction will be checked and maps of the surface (Orbscan) and thickness of your made of the optical aberrations of your eyes. Your pupils may be dilated for examination of your retina.

Your surgeon will assess all of these examination results and discuss the LASIK procedure with you in detail. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions that you may have about the procedure.If you are not suitable for LASIK then there may be other procedures that are appropriate and your surgeon will discuss these options with you.